PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Deja Vu. Garcia Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paul Stanley - Live To Win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cruz
vs
Garcia Jr

170 cm
31
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

176 cm
30
162 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Conviction

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Garcia Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Humberto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Garcia Jr.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice strike.
That kick from Garcia Jr tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia Jr looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Garcia Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.

Garcia Jr closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia Jr controls his hands.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia Jr controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz trying to stall but Garcia Jr improves his position.

Garcia Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Garcia Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Garcia Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz avoids the body shot from Garcia Jr.
Cruz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz moves out of range as Garcia Jr throws a body kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Garcia Jr.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a front kick.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Garcia Jr forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia Jr stalling the fight.

Garcia Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Garcia Jr lands a head kick!
Garcia Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz wants to clinch up but Garcia Jr keeps it at a distance.
Garcia Jr throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz moves out of range as Garcia Jr throws a body kick.
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz tries to clinch there but Garcia Jr circles away.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia Jr checks it well.
Garcia Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia Jr throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Garcia Jr misses.
Garcia Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Garcia Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cruz checks a low kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz is looking to wear down Garcia Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Garcia Jr throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Garcia Jr.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia Jr stalling in the clinch.
Cruz tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia Jr controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia Jr's elbow.
Garcia Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz slowing the pace effectively.
Garcia Jr tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Garcia Jr blocks a body shot from Cruz.

Garcia Jr breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Garcia Jr misses its intended target.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot.
Garcia Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia Jr misses with a head kick.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to slow Garcia Jr down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz moves out of range as Garcia Jr throws a body kick.
Cruz tests Garcia Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia Jr.
Cruz is looking to chop away at Garcia Jr's legs.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Garcia Jr blocks a leg kick.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia Jr slips a straight right by Cruz.
Garcia Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia Jr moves into the clinch.
Garcia Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Garcia Jr is struggling to control the position.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garcia Jr pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Garcia Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia Jr cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a body kick.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Garcia Jr misses.
Garcia Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Cruz throws a hook but Garcia Jr avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Garcia Jr.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia Jr is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Humberto Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia Jr. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Garcia Jr settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Garcia Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia Jr throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Garcia Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Cruz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia Jr moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Cruz throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Cruz throws a hook but Garcia Jr avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a hook but Garcia Jr blocks it.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia Jr's head.
Cruz scores with a push kick.
Garcia Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Garcia Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia Jr.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia Jr tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Garcia Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Garcia Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia Jr moves out of range easily.
Garcia Jr jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia Jr blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia Jr's elbow.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Garcia Jr is controlling the position.
Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr is trying to break free.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia Jr won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia Jr controls his hands.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.

Garcia Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Garcia Jr catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Garcia Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr swinging wildly here.
Garcia Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia Jr misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Garcia Jr misses its intended target.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut.
Garcia Jr is looking to clinch.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Cruz scores with a takedown into Garcia Jr's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Humberto Cruz.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Cruz!
Humberto Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.